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Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
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04-29-2009, 10:44 PM
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Pro
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Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
I am looking at upgrading my cheap 16oz hammer to a Stiletto 21oz steel framing hammer or go with the 14 oz Stiletto titanium framing hammer. I am looking for something that is light weight but with lots of power. I am tired of swinging my 16oz hammer.
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04-29-2009, 10:46 PM
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Dave from Macatawa
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
I always go back to the Estwing because they keep making them better. Maybe I'm old school. Use it for trim and light framing. No vibration.
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04-29-2009, 10:49 PM
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Mark
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
A 24 or 26 oz is a good size hammer the power doesn't come from the hammer it comes from arm.
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04-29-2009, 10:50 PM
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
Plumb with the wooden handle 16 oz and a 13 0z.
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04-29-2009, 10:53 PM
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Mark
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
Who swings a 13 oz or 16 oz for framming
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04-29-2009, 10:55 PM
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Dave from Macatawa
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
It's called OMS. Old Man Strength !!
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04-29-2009, 10:59 PM
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
Then again the best framming hammer is a nail gun
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04-29-2009, 11:22 PM
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
Go with the Stiletto 14 oz titanium and your elbow/shoulder will love you for it. Have been swinging one of these for years and absolutely love the hammer. It's not just the lightweight but they are balanced very nicely. Spend the $100 and treat yourself. I doubt you will go back to steel.
Jason
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04-30-2009, 09:20 AM
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strat hd
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
28 oz. vaughn rigging axe. Balance and POWER.
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04-30-2009, 09:50 AM
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
13 oz, just like that little ringing tap sound it makes on those 16p cement coated sinkers.
Seriously 16oz plumb, also use 16 oz estwing and its older, nice balance. Just for the younger guys, I did use a 22 or 24 oz when I was 22 years old. Then I learned how to nail and went to a 16 oz.
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!Quote:
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04-30-2009, 10:40 AM
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TiBone 15 But I try to primarily use my Hitachi NR90AC3 for all my nail into wood injections. ....Who spells framing - framming? 
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04-30-2009, 11:47 AM
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strat hd
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Re: Help Me Chose A New Hammer!
You and me both. Did you see they've changed the design a little? Hate it.
Just went to the vaughan site. What's different about it ? |
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04-30-2009, 01:23 PM
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04-30-2009, 01:29 PM
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05-01-2009, 10:18 AM
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So do I. |
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05-06-2009, 01:26 PM
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I prefer Estwing and Stiletto. Best brands, Plumb, Vaughn, Dalluge. But I roll with Estwing (will last you forever) and Stiletto (best Titanium hammer in my opinion). Read... http://www.contractortalk.com/f40/hammer-53351/
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05-06-2009, 01:28 PM
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An invisible hammer! What will they think of next? Must weigh like nothing, huh? Is that "anti-theft" invisibility? 
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